Patents by Inventor Alex Likhachev

Alex Likhachev has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems, methods, and apparatus for combined superconducting magnetic shielding and radiation shielding
    Patent number: 8228688
    Abstract: A device is at least partially contained within a shielded enclosure formed by a first material that has a high thermal conductivity and plated with a second material that is superconductive below a critical temperature. An exterior of the shielded enclosure is at least partially wound by a compensation coil that is coupled to a current source. One or more measurement devices are responsive to magnetic fields in close proximity to the device, allowing compensation by controlling current to the compensation coil. Thus, magnetic shielding may be provided by compensation fields that may be trapped within the shielded enclosure when the system is cooled below the critical temperature of the second material. Radiation shielding may be provided by cooling the shielded enclosure to a temperature that is approximately equal to the temperature of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: D-Wave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Sergey V. Uchaykin, Alex Likhachev
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINED SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC SHIELDING AND RADIATION SHIELDING
    Publication number: 20090122508
    Abstract: A device is at least partially contained within a shielded enclosure formed by a first material that has a high thermal conductivity and plated with a second material that is superconductive below a critical temperature. An exterior of the shielded enclosure is at least partially wound by a compensation coil that is coupled to a current source. One or more measurement devices are responsive to magnetic fields in close proximity to the device, allowing compensation by controlling current to the compensation coil. Thus, magnetic shielding may be provided by compensation fields that may be trapped within the shielded enclosure when the system is cooled below the critical temperature of the second material. Radiation shielding may be provided by cooling the shielded enclosure to a temperature that is approximately equal to the temperature of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Sergey V. Uchaykin, Alex Likhachev